Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove Bread) Recipe

Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove Bread) Recipe

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Studded with citrus peel or the dried fruits of your choice, sprinkled with almonds, and gilded with a shiny coat of sugar syrup and coarse sugar, this is wonderful fresh, and makes delicious toast.

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  • Stand mixer
  • Kitchen scale
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Cooling rack
  • Pastry brush
  • Grater
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Spatula
  • Oven
  • Aluminum foil
  • Plastic wrap

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 cup (113g) cool water
  • 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 2 1/4 cups (270g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons (8g) table salt
  • 1 tablespoon SAF Gold instant yeast, or instant yeast
  • 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
  • 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, at room temperature
  • 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk, white reserved for topping; room temperature preferred
  • 1/8 teaspoon [product-link]Fiori di Sicilia[/product-link] or 2 teaspoons [product-link]vanilla extract[/product-link] plus 1/8 teaspoon [product-link]orange oil[/product-link]
  • zest of 1 orange
  • 1 cup (170g) dried fruit, of your choice, chopped if large
  • 1 large egg white, reserved from dough
  • 3 tablespoons King Arthur Almond Flour or blanched almonds, finely ground
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (14g) sliced almonds
  • 5 to 6 teaspoons (28g) coarse sparkling sugar or Swedish pearl sugar

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